How does the NDIS assist with personal care supports?

Many factors are considered before deciding whether or not to include personal care supports in your NDIS Plan. First and foremost, they must be satisfied that the support is reasonable and necessary and assists you to pursue your goals, objectives and aspirations.

What personal care supports might look like:

In most case, supports are limited to a maximum of 6 hours a day and might include:

Bathing, dressing, toileting and grooming

Assistance with eating and handling medication

Mobility including exercise, positioning and moving.

However, in some cases the NDIS may decide to fund higher levels of personal care support. They will consider things like:

Whether the participant has high care needs, for example those with unstable seizure activity or respiratory support

A participant’s weight

The medical condition of a participant

If two support people are needed for transfers

Whether the participant has behavioural concerns.

You may not know…

If you request that intimate personal care is not to be provided by family members or friends, this request must always be respected and taken into account when determining the level of assistance that should be funded.

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